Update: The Sokaogon Chippewa Community reports additional cases of COVID-19 have been identified. That comes after the first positive case was identified in the community on Monday.
As of Tuesday, three positive cases had been identified in the Sokaogon Chippewa Community, with two positive cases identified off reservation. Results from 32 tests are still pending.
43 people on the reservation have been asked to quarantine, and another 13 who are off reservation.
The Sokaogon Chippewa Community previously announced a case of potential COVID exposure at Junior’s Saloon in Mole Lake last Thursday and Friday. They’re asking people to call the tribe’s clinic to schedule a test if they were at the bar during that time.
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The Sokaogon Chippewa Community ICS team said it has determined community exposure at a bar in Mole Lake.
The person was at Junior’s Saloon on Highway 55 on September 3rd and 4th.
The SCC Health Center and Forest County Health Department are contact tracing close contacts to the case.
The Sokaogon Chippewa Community strongly requests anyone who was at Junior’s Saloon on those dates contact the SCC Health Clinic to schedule a COVID-19 test. You can call 715-478-5180 for an appointment. People do need an appointment to be tested at SCC Health Center.
Forest County has had a total of 107 people test positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.
